Cave City & Batesville, AR Obituaries
Local obituaries for Sharp & Independence Counties in AR
William Chastain
Sep 3, 2009
William B. Chastain, age 86 of Timbo died Thursday, September 3, 2009 at his home. He was born November 10, 1922 in Osage County, Oklahoma to William and Dessie Chastain. He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church near Timbo.Upon graduating from high school in Pawhuska, Oklahoma he enlisted in the Air Force during World War II. After basic...
Freda Dees Hand
Sep 1, 2009
Freda Dees Hand, age 94 of Batesville died Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at Rolling Hills Nursing Center in Southside. She was born June 14, 1915 at Markey Township, Michigan to William and Esther Carrick Van-Y. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, Harold Dees and Robert Hand, three brothers,...
Darrell Morris Hunt
Aug 30, 2009
Darrell Morris Hunt age 77 of Cave City died Sunday August 30, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born August 23, 1932 at Huntsville, Alabama. He was retired from Gencorp Automotive in Batesville and also was a retired drywall installer. He was of the Baptist faith.He was preceded in death by his parents and one...
Patrick Galligan
Aug 30, 2009
Patrick Galligan, age 54 of Evening Shade died Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born January 11, 1955 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Roy Matthew and Hazel Eva Jupp Galligan. He was a member of the Main Street Church of Christ in Evening Shade. He retired from ConAgra Feed Mill in Batesville and...
Mary Martha Roach
Aug 29, 2009
Mary Martha Roach, age 77 of Strawberry died Saturday, August 29, 2009 at a Batesville hospital. She was born October 23, 1931 at Stegall, Arkansas to George and Rosie Boone Brown. She was retired from Gencorp Automotive in Batesville, enjoyed fishing and playing with her dog. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Poughkeepsie.She was preceded in...
Tom Hampton
Aug 28, 2009
Tom Hampton age 65 of Pleasant Plains died Friday August 28, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born June 1, 1944 at Lake City, Arkansas to Henry and Mary Josephine Baldridge Hampton. He had worked for Gateway Technical College in Batesville and Black River Technical College in Newport as an automotive mechanics instructor. He also...
Buna Irene Cargill
Aug 21, 2009
Buna Irene Cargill, age 88 of Batesville died Friday, August 21, 2009 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born October 21, 1920 at Salem, Arkansas to James and Dollie Dodd. She was a beautician and of the Church of Christ faith.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Bernard Lee Cargill, one son Bernard Lee Cargill, Jr.,...
James Lowell Robins
Aug 18, 2009
James Lowell 'Jim' Robins, 95 of Batesville died Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville.He was born January 5, 1914 at Jesup, Arkansas, he was the son of John Louis and Elvira Turnbow Robins. He married Mollie Faye Andrews at Smithville on October 9, 1935 and before Mollie's death in 2006 they celebrated 71 years...
Ruby Lorena Maxwell Doyle
Aug 17, 2009
Ruby Lorena Maxwell Doyle, age 89 of Strawberry died Monday, August 17, 2009 at a Jonesboro hospital. She was born December 20, 1919 at Nelsonville, Arkansas to John and Bamma Maxwell. She had worked at retail stores in St. Louis, Missouri and Santa Paula, California, she worked as a grader in the orange and lemon packing companies in Fillmore, Santa...
Earnest Branscum
Aug 14, 2009
Earnest 'Dutch' Branscum age 81 of Salado died Friday August 14, 2009 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born July 4, 1928 at Calico Rock, Arkansas to Wilson and Lucy Branscum. He was retired from GDX Automotive in Batesville and was a member of the Salado Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He was preceded in death...
Martha Martin
Aug 12, 2009
Martha Martin, age 91 of Sulphur Rock died Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born October 19, 1917 in Independence County to William Melton and Cora Melvina Simpson Kever. She was a homemaker, worked several years for J. K. Southerland Poultry Processing Plant, enjoyed quilting and was a member of the Sharp...
Rita Chism
Aug 11, 2009
Rita Kay Chism, 35 of Ash Flat, formerly of Batesville died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at her home. She was of the Baptist faith. She was born in Batesville on October 8, 1973, the daughter of Curtis Chism and Jana Ray (White).She is survived by her father, Curtis Chism of Lonoke, her mother, Jana Ray of Batesville, one son Shelby...
Mary Sparks Powers
Aug 11, 2009
Mary Sparks Powers, age 54 of Poughkeepsie died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at her home. She was born October 23, 1954 at Davenport, Iowa to Vern and Colleen Hogg Sparks. She enjoyed the outdoors, writing and her family was important to her.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Tommy Powers and an infant son, Jeffery.Survivors include three...
Thomas W. Melton
Aug 11, 2009
Thomas W. 'Jack' Melton, age 73 of Southside died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born October 29, 1935 at Cushman, Arkansas to Willie and Mentie Glenn Melton. He was a truck driver, enjoyed yard work, computers and was an avid ham radio operator. He was of the Assembly of God faithHe was preceded in...
Johnny Wayne Carter
Aug 7, 2009
Johnny Wayne Carter, age 58 of Cave City died Friday, August 7, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born July 30, 1951 at Batesville, Arkansas to Billy U. L. and Jeanne Mae Milligan Carter. He was a self-employed farmer, enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, hunting, fishing and attending ball games. He was a member...
Joe Edward Ford
Aug 7, 2009
Joe Edward Ford age 79 of Cave City died Friday August 7, 2009 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born November 22, 1929 in Cave City, Arkansas to Hassel and Agnes Howard Ford. He was united in marriage to Sue Williams Ford in November 1955. He was a farmer and a U.S. Army veteran having served...
Helen Louise Jackson McDuffee
Aug 4, 2009
Helen Louise Jackson McDuffee went to be with the Lord on August 4, 2009.Helen is survived by her sister, Erma Jackson Faulkner Hudson; two stepchildren, Jane Mills and Bobby McDuffee as well as many cousins, nieces, nephews, and step grandchildren and step great-grandchildren.Her husband of 36 years Luke Ernest McDuffee; her mother, Ruth Loux Jackson and father, Thomas Edward Jackson,...
John Stroud
Aug 4, 2009
John (J.L.) Stroud, age 91 of Evening Shade died Tuesday, August, 4, 2009 at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born March 19, 1918 at Evening Shade, Arkansas to Arthur and Mary Francis Dial Stroud. He was a retired farmer, worked at the Evening Shade Feed Mill, was a substitute mail carrier and worked at J.K. Southerland Poultry Processing...
Carl Berry
Aug 4, 2009
Carl Berry, age 83 of Batesville departed this life to enter his heavenly home Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at Batesville, Arkansas. He was born April 21, 1926 in Blytheville. He was a retired road driver. He enjoyed fishing, gospel music and working on small engines, especially lawnmowers. He was a veteran of World War II, a member of West Baptist...
Diana Lynn Preacher Lyons
Aug 1, 2009
Diana Lynn Preacher Lyons, age 27 of Cave City died Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. She was born January 26, 1982 at Newport, Arkansas. She was a homemaker, enjoyed spending time with her infant daughter, going to the lake with family and friends, NASCAR racing and Razorback ballgames. She was of the...
